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“Squish, buckle and break: some
pattern formation problems in soft matter “
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Thursday, 16. April 2015 |
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15:15 – 16:25 |
Abstract :
There are a
host of problems experienced in our daily lives that exhibit a complexity that
we typically do not notice.
For
example, how does water squeeze out of a kitchen sponge, how does gelatin
deform or how does wax cool and break?
On first
consideration, one might consider these as curiosities of life, but when
considered more deeply, not only do they
demonstrate
a physical and mathematical richness, but understanding them holds a wide range
of consequences,
from
engineering materials to geophysics. Moreover, there are a spate of compelling
patterns that form in consequence of
deformation.
In this talk I take a brief tour of some examples and their implications.